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In Memorium: The Classic Album Cover Art of Storm Thorgerson
If you’ve listened to any music at all in the last forty years you’re no doubt familiar with the work of British graphic designer Storm Thorgerson, who passed away last week in England at the age of 69. A prolific … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music
Tagged Album Covers, Art, Artist, Led Zeppelin, music, Pink Floyd, Storm Thorgerson, The Mars Volta
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Holidaze 2012: December 23: Craziest Christmas Album Covers EVER!
The best part of Christmas is the music, and whether it’s Bing or Bowie, Nat King Cole or The Vince Guaraldi Trio, everyone probably has their favorite Christmas song and album. But I’m guessing not many people are pulling these … Continue reading
Happy Winter’s Solstice!
I may be a day late with this, but Happy Winter’s Solstice, everybody!!! I don’t know about you, but to me winter is all about the snow, and this transplanted Philadelphian sometimes misses a nice winter snowstorm. To me, nothing … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Music, Video
Tagged Ballet, Christmas, Snow, Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker Suite, Waltz Of The Snowflakes, Winter, Winter Solstice
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Ring-A-Ding-Ding In The Holidays!
Well, it’s December first, time to officially ring in the holidays! And what better way than with this video of my boyhood chum Joe DeFalco ripping up the surf guitar thing on the classic Sleigh Ride. Only 25 more days … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Humor, Music
Tagged Christmas, December, Guitar, music, Philadelphia, Sleigh Ride, Surf Guitar
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Fitness: Exercise Your Ears For A Better Body
By Stephen Kelly It’s been said that music can soothe the savage beast, yet there’s nothing better than a driving beat and a quick tempo to release your inner animal. And when it comes to fitness and exercise, music can … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Jerry Garcia!
… on what would have been your 70th birthday. Your music touches me as deeply now as it did when I first heard it all those years ago. Thanks for providing the soundtrack to my life and for all the … Continue reading
Posted in Music, San Francisco, Thoughts and Musings
Tagged Birthday, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, San Francisco, Steal Your Face
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A-Z Archive: M Challenge: Maracas In The Mission!
Happy Tuesday, fellow A-Z Archivers. Here, photographed at a music store in San Francisco’s Mission District, it’s not just maracas, but a World of Maracas!!!
Essay: Voices Inside My Head
I don’t know about you, but I always seem to have a song running through my head. My brain is like a continuous jukebox that’s always on infinite loop, and the same song will play over and over again. Sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Humor, Music, Thoughts and Musings, Writing
Tagged Aerosmith, American Idol, J. Lo, Jennifer Lopez, music, StevenTyler
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A-Z Archive: I Challenge: Ice Water and INXS
Hello fellow A-Z Archive Challengers! It looks like the “I’s” have it this week. I generally only post one image in these challenges, but this week I flip-flopped between two that I felt effectively convey the interpretation, so I’m posting … Continue reading
Posted in A-Z Archive, Music, Photography, Stephen Kelly Photography, Sydney
Tagged A-Z Archive, Australia, Drums, Fender Stratocaster, Guitar, Iced Water, INXS, Irving Street, Kirk Pengilly, Michael Hutchence, Photography, Powerhouse Museum, Restaurant, San Francisco, Saxophone, Stephen Kelly Photography, Sydney, Thai, Tim Farriss, Water
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